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Show AMUSEMENTS SALT LAKE THEATK E5. Louis James In 'The Mvnhant of Venice," by W llllam Shakespeare. Shake-speare. That tho Shakespearean drama still has nu-nie-n-.us admirers hero was shown by tho good attendance Inst nljfht St th Jnme-B pcrfurm-i pcrfurm-i a n c of "Tho Merchant of Venice " Very poor actors may feel thut Salt Lake proves ' that It has very poor taste when It falls to furnish a large audlenco to witness their i murderous work. But when a, presentation of : a higher grade Is offered the loe of Shake-Bpcaro Shake-Bpcaro existing here becomes manifest. It would hsvs been stin more manifest ia.-Ht I night, undoubtedly, but for tho fact that even the : r Inua-rainded have caught thn tln ) ChrlsUna.i spirit. But tho attendance, as t shuwf.J thut gi..d work a; ..xp.-ted nf Mr Jmi'. And ho rssoonably Justified tho expectation. Tho Shylock of James belongs to the toned-down toned-down school It det not display extreme bitterness bit-terness nor excite wxlreme dislike. His make-up Is conservative, hl countennnco belonging moro to tho patriarchal sort than to th vln-dlctlve vln-dlctlve He whots his knlfn up-in his idecwi and not upon his leather Ho Is moderate In Gflfenslvern-':., and his flgure Invites eompss-slen eompss-slen as he tcittcrs from the scene- The supptirt Is not at all satisfactory' on the feminine side Because of thl soms of tho miturally strong sltuatlOD arc mad we;ik and the great trial SCfens Is i' tiled Its rightful right-ful Impresslvent-f.. . In tho aft'-rnoon Mr. Jami-s was a 5trc.ng. forceful Ingurnar s Tho seat sale for the great "Ben llur'' en-gage-munt next weok begins at the- Salt Lake Theatre thl morning . Miner's "Merry BurlesouerM" will orxn for a week's engagement at thc Lyrle on Saturday, Satur-day, with a matinee. J |